Shock Wave Therapy in Individuals With Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral Epicondylitis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lateral Epicondylitis focused on measuring Pain, Function
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- An inclusion criterion was a confirmed diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis with lateral elbow pain lasting more than 6 months and less than 1 year.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants were excluded from this study if they had cervical radiculopathy, elbow deformity, history of diabetes mellitus, hypo- or hyperthyroidism, history of malignancy, chronic inflammatory diseases, and pregnancy. Patients who received corticosteroid injections to the lateral epicondyle within 6 weeks were also excluded.
Sites / Locations
- Isra University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
Conventional physiotherapy
The participants in the experiment group received 5 consecutive sessions of ESWT for 5 minutes. Treatment parameters for the shock wave therapy group were set similar to a previous study (Devrimsel et al., 2013) 2000 shock waves with 1.6 bar intensity and 16 Hz frequency were applied for five sessions using the Swiss DolorClast Master (EMS, Nyon, Switzerland). All participants used 10-cm lateral epicondyle bandages in the treatment period, while none of them received analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs and received exercise programs.
The participants in the control group received 5 sessions of conventional physical therapy intervention for 5 minutes. The control group intervention consists of a 1-minute friction massage over the common extensor tendon of the elbow, followed by 3 minutes therapeutic ultrasound with a frequency of 1.5 Hz, and a 1-minute ice massage over the common extensor tendon of the elbow. All participants used 10-cm lateral epicondyle bandages in the treatment period, while none of them received analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs and received exercise programs.